Virtual Dhamma Talks on Zoom

with Ajahn Achalo
Zoom meetings are one way to encourage some people to contemplate the Dhamma and it’s practice together.
The live-streams are recorded and then shared on the YouTube channel later.  This section of our website links to these uploads directly, and the subjects which were discussed are presented clearly alongside each link, so that you can identify and listen to subjects of particular interest. ​
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Latest Online Gathering - 30 April 2025
Questions & Answers 30 Apr 2025
Q1: Dear Ajahn, I recently watched a documentary on cryogenics in America, rich people are having their bodies frozen immediately after death in the hope that one day there will be the technology to restore their lives and health. I was especially interested that a Buddhist family had their young daughter's body frozen after her demise due to a brain tumor. Please comment on this procedure from a Karmic perspective or is this just a big business scam? 
Q2: May I know what is the right intention when aspiring to participate in a 3 steps 1 bow ceremony on the eve of Vesak in one of the monasteries? I plan to experience for myself what it will be like and hope that it may increase my mental perseverance. Also, does the 3 steps 1 bow practice effectively reduce one’s kammic debts? Or help to repay one’s parents kindness, wishing them longevity and good health?

Q3: Thank you for all your teachings. Life does not always go as one intended and not everyone gets the right guidance at the time, please comment on a person who when she was young decided to have an abortion. Even after daily Vajrasatva purifications she still feels intense regret and guilt.

Q4: I am told that there is an 'inner court' and an 'outer court' in Tusita Heaven. Apparently, devas dwell in the outer court, where it is easy for one to be distracted by a multitude of sensual pleasures, while Maitreya Bodhisattva and the Buddhist sages dwell in an inner court. When we make an aspiration to be reborn in Tushita Heaven, do we have to be very specific and ask to be born in the 'inner court'? I hope to be reborn in the correct place!

Q5: Dear Ajahn, when dealing with negative memories of past experiences, is it better to try to process them for healing or to ignore them and just focus on practice and study? Can unprocessed memories or personal narratives still affect the practice (for example, of meditation)?

​Q6: The Buddha recommended that we look for certain qualities in friends (faith, energy, generosity, ethics, etc.) In the modern world it seems that people are hesitant to talk to each other, and often have minds filled with nonsense coming from the internet. The "starting points" between us are often polluted by cynicism and paranoia. How do we find good friends in this age? How to be a good friend in this age?

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